Signature recipes. All was delicious and plentiful. Sauces we tasty and the micheladas were smooth.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Je Vais Partout
A nice Mexican restaurant with authentic Mexican food. The service is good as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Cameron Butcher
Simply the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Howie Xu
Terrible value for money. Very average Mexican food. The staff is nice but they charged me $2 extra just for choosing carne asada for 1 taco in my La Caba Special Plate without telling me. Then they charged a 1.5% convenience fee without notice. The prices for the food are already way too high compared to other Mexican places and then they do these things. Never going back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Adriana Romo
Worst experience ever. They don't know how to cook. We asked for enchiladas michoacanas and they served us ONION enchiladas. They were literally filled with raw chopped onions and nothing else but onions. No potatoes or pickled vegetables or cheese or even sauce, just onions. We waited 30 minutes for chopped onions!
There is actually the boss’s hidden dish! Clean environment, clean toilets! Large seats, suitable for gatherings！ My fav 1. Queso Fundido 2. Tlayuda 3. Fajita 4. Cochinita pibill 5. Chimichangas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gabriela Zamarripa
One of my favorite places to eat! The service is excellent — the staff is always friendly, welcoming, and very attentive to your needs. The food is absolutely delicious. I highly recommend the sopitos, mole, pozole, and flautas — they’re all full of flavor and cooked to perfection. The drinks are just as good — the margaritas, cantarito, and cider are my favorites. Always a great experience every time I visit!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Celeste Zanabria
Came in for father's day, dad was excited the 'Mariscada' or 'Seafood plate' was available - this was the only reason we came, to make him happy! I didn't take any photos but below is the review. To note: I asked the waiter what was in each dish as I don't eat certain things, and nowhere in the menu did it note it would have items thrown on top of what I ordered:
- My parents loved the house salsa, they are Mexican and know good salsa...and mom thought it was spicy so that was a plus! - We ordered a nacho plate as an app. I asked what was included on the nachos as my brother/I don't eat sour cream, and I don't eat spicy. The waiter noted there was just cheese, beans, avocado, and Pico de Gallo....perfect - I asked for the Pico on the side. The dish comes out with Crema, jalapenos, beans/cheese/avocado as mentioned. It would have been nice to note that the crema and jalapenos are also on there.... - Mom ordered sopitos, with carne Cecina (a crunchy yet delicious jerky type meat). I for one love a well cooked carne asada....this Cecina was beyond jerky. It wasn't fresh and it was impossible to chew...the sopitos were tiny, but she liked them. - Brother ordered a carnitas plate - the menu listed just the meat, beans and rice. Cool, he ordered that, but it also came with jalapenos and a salad with cheese and 2 dressings. That went untouched, but he was able to make 3ish tacos. Beans had cheese, which he doesn't eat, so he didn't try them. - I ordered a plate of plain cheese quesadillas. I asked how big the quesadillas would be to see if I need a taco - he mentioned they were small but they came with rice and beans. Perfect...i ordered myself a carne asada taco, plain. Out comes out a red-looking meat taco (which to me looked like Al Pastor) with salsa and cilantro/onion. That taco went untouched, and I didn't send it back because I already had to send my quesadillas back - they put crema on one, and guac on the other. The gentleman was nice and came back out with a 'crispier' quesadillas. Awesome.....but i was unable to find the cheese!! I would have though they would make the quesadillas cheesy or at least add more than one string cheese....the disappointment continued when the beans were plain. I rate my Mexican food places on 4 basic items: a cheese quesadilla, rice, beans, and a carne asada taco. Each item let me down. - Dad.....poor dad. He ordered his 'SEAFOOD' platter. Now, if you've gone to other Mexican food places, you know what this should have (a mix of seafood: shrimp, fish, crab, oysters, squid/ceviche, fruit to decorate). They warned my dad the platter was $60 (they said it was expensive, but to us it's the norm if you order SEAFOOD) and enough for 2 people. They come out with an appetizer platter. IDK if they know what seafood is, but this seafood platter had 2 styles of shrimp (breaded and the ketchup style one 5 pcs each), 5 chicken taquitos cut in half (half had crema, half had guac), 5 chicken wings, meat under a salad, pieces of orange, avocado, a side of beans in a cup.....Where was the fish? a few crab legs? oysters? squid? the only SEAFood i could SEE was shirmp.....and absolute let down.
La Cabana has been a Newark must for decades. I'm born and raised in Newark. We used to come here for birthdays, holidays, but then stopped coming here 20 years ago. We wanted to give it another shot and needless to say, I can't recommend this place. I give it a '3 stars' overall due to the kindness of one staff member, going around the tables and giving the dads a free fathers day shot, asking if we needed anything else, and his customer service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Michelle Mauricio
If you're on the hunt for authentic Mexican food, look no further. The carnitas here are next-level. Honestly, these are the best carnitas I’ve ever had — and I’ve had a lot. Try the super burrito with carnitas or their enchiladas suisas!
Signature recipes. All was delicious and plentiful. Sauces we tasty and the micheladas were smooth.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
A nice Mexican restaurant with authentic Mexican food. The service is good as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Simply the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible value for money. Very average Mexican food. The staff is nice but they charged me $2 extra just for choosing carne asada for 1 taco in my La Caba Special Plate without telling me. Then they charged a 1.5% convenience fee without notice. The prices for the food are already way too high compared to other Mexican places and then they do these things. Never going back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Worst experience ever. They don't know how to cook. We asked for enchiladas michoacanas and they served us ONION enchiladas. They were literally filled with raw chopped onions and nothing else but onions. No potatoes or pickled vegetables or cheese or even sauce, just onions.
We waited 30 minutes for chopped onions!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
We love it here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The mole is amazing. Can't wait to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hella good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food & Service very clean restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I paid 28 for this plate. Soup was not good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
There is actually the boss’s hidden dish!
Clean environment, clean toilets! Large seats, suitable for gatherings！
My fav
1. Queso Fundido
2. Tlayuda
3. Fajita
4. Cochinita pibill
5. Chimichangas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of my favorite places to eat! The service is excellent — the staff is always friendly, welcoming, and very attentive to your needs. The food is absolutely delicious. I highly recommend the sopitos, mole, pozole, and flautas — they’re all full of flavor and cooked to perfection. The drinks are just as good — the margaritas, cantarito, and cider are my favorites. Always a great experience every time I visit!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came in for father's day, dad was excited the 'Mariscada' or 'Seafood plate' was available - this was the only reason we came, to make him happy! I didn't take any photos but below is the review. To note: I asked the waiter what was in each dish as I don't eat certain things, and nowhere in the menu did it note it would have items thrown on top of what I ordered:
- My parents loved the house salsa, they are Mexican and know good salsa...and mom thought it was spicy so that was a plus!
- We ordered a nacho plate as an app. I asked what was included on the nachos as my brother/I don't eat sour cream, and I don't eat spicy. The waiter noted there was just cheese, beans, avocado, and Pico de Gallo....perfect - I asked for the Pico on the side. The dish comes out with Crema, jalapenos, beans/cheese/avocado as mentioned. It would have been nice to note that the crema and jalapenos are also on there....
- Mom ordered sopitos, with carne Cecina (a crunchy yet delicious jerky type meat). I for one love a well cooked carne asada....this Cecina was beyond jerky. It wasn't fresh and it was impossible to chew...the sopitos were tiny, but she liked them.
- Brother ordered a carnitas plate - the menu listed just the meat, beans and rice. Cool, he ordered that, but it also came with jalapenos and a salad with cheese and 2 dressings. That went untouched, but he was able to make 3ish tacos. Beans had cheese, which he doesn't eat, so he didn't try them.
- I ordered a plate of plain cheese quesadillas. I asked how big the quesadillas would be to see if I need a taco - he mentioned they were small but they came with rice and beans. Perfect...i ordered myself a carne asada taco, plain. Out comes out a red-looking meat taco (which to me looked like Al Pastor) with salsa and cilantro/onion. That taco went untouched, and I didn't send it back because I already had to send my quesadillas back - they put crema on one, and guac on the other. The gentleman was nice and came back out with a 'crispier' quesadillas. Awesome.....but i was unable to find the cheese!! I would have though they would make the quesadillas cheesy or at least add more than one string cheese....the disappointment continued when the beans were plain. I rate my Mexican food places on 4 basic items: a cheese quesadilla, rice, beans, and a carne asada taco. Each item let me down.
- Dad.....poor dad. He ordered his 'SEAFOOD' platter. Now, if you've gone to other Mexican food places, you know what this should have (a mix of seafood: shrimp, fish, crab, oysters, squid/ceviche, fruit to decorate). They warned my dad the platter was $60 (they said it was expensive, but to us it's the norm if you order SEAFOOD) and enough for 2 people. They come out with an appetizer platter. IDK if they know what seafood is, but this seafood platter had 2 styles of shrimp (breaded and the ketchup style one 5 pcs each), 5 chicken taquitos cut in half (half had crema, half had guac), 5 chicken wings, meat under a salad, pieces of orange, avocado, a side of beans in a cup.....Where was the fish? a few crab legs? oysters? squid? the only SEAFood i could SEE was shirmp.....and absolute let down.
La Cabana has been a Newark must for decades. I'm born and raised in Newark. We used to come here for birthdays, holidays, but then stopped coming here 20 years ago. We wanted to give it another shot and needless to say, I can't recommend this place. I give it a '3 stars' overall due to the kindness of one staff member, going around the tables and giving the dads a free fathers day shot, asking if we needed anything else, and his customer service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
If you're on the hunt for authentic Mexican food, look no further. The carnitas here are next-level. Honestly, these are the best carnitas I’ve ever had — and I’ve had a lot. Try the super burrito with carnitas or their enchiladas suisas!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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